Clothes-drier



(No Model.)

J. CARR.

CLOTHES DRIER.

No. 338,923. Patented Mar. 30,1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH CARR, OF ELK FALLS, KANSAS.

CLOTHES- DRIER.

SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,923, dated March30, 1886.

Application filed April 27, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH CARR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elk Falls, in the county of Elk and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Bars; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of my improved device.Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the vertical post and the clothessupportingarms removed from the base and in a folded position. Fig. 3 is a topview of the base.

This invention relates to clothes-bars of that class having movableparts which, when required, can be folded or closed to lessen its size,in order that the clothesbar may be stored away in such manner as toeconomize in space when it is not desired to use the clothes-bar forsupporting clothes, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates thesupport or base of the device, which support is made cruciform or in theform of a cross having two pairs of arms, B B and O C, said pairsintersecting each other at right angles and having spaces a Z) c dbetween them, in which spaces are pivoted four supporting legs, e f g h,rodsz' being passed through said pairs of arms and through saidsupporting legs. The upper ends of the pivoted legs are beveled orinclined, so that they will engage and bear against the vertical facesof the upright or post D, which latter is provided with a tenon, E, onits lower end, which fits in a seat, F, formed between the arms B B COwhen the clothesbar is erected. The post D is preferably rectangular incross-section, and two of its opposite sides are provided with headedpins or spikes G G, arranged in pairs, one pin or spike, G, of each pairbeing in a different horizontal plane from its fellow. The pin or SerialNo. 163,583. (No model.)

spike G of each pair is driven through the slot H in an arm, I, (anydesired number of arms I being used,) and the spike G of each pair ofspikes is driven a little above the horizontal plane of the spike G, andnear the opposite edge of the same face of the upright, and forms abearing for the slotted end of the arm I when the latter is extendedforuse in supporting the clothes. By simply sliding the slotted arms I onthe spike G of each pair said arms may be disengaged from the spike G,and may be folded for the purpose of storing the upright, which is thenremoved from the support or base A and stored away, the slotted armshaving been previously folded, the pairs being folded those near oneedge of the face of the post upward and those near the opposite edge ofthe face being folded downward, this being true of the two faces of thepost which are provided with said folding arms. The arms I of theclothes-bar that fold upward are dropped down on their supporting-pins,the slots permitting this action, and their lower ends engage studs orrest-pins J, which prevent said arms from falling out wardly while thepost is in its vertical position. It will be noticed in thisconstruction that the ends of the arms, when folded, do not projectbeyond the ends of the upright, and that by this construction a largedrying-surface is obtained when the clothes-bar is extended, and greateconomy in space results when the arms are folded.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the vertical posthaving the headed pins arranged intwo vertical rows on opposite sides, and having the stop-pins J,

and the arms I pivotally held to the post by the said headed pins,substantially as shown, to serve with a base as set forth.

In testimony whereofl affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JOSEPH CARR.

\Vitnesses:

A. H. BAKER, B. H. W001).

